William dulin



(No Modl.)

- W. DULIN.

HAND SEED PLANTBR.

Nog 521,763.- Patented June 19, 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM DULIN, OF AVOCA, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO H. R.' DULIN, OF SAME PLACE.

HAND SEEDPLANTER- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 521,763, dated June 19, 1894.

Application tiled March 30, 1894:.

.To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I,.WILLIAM'DULIN, aciti- .zen of the United States, residing at Avoca, 1n the State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand Seed- Planters, of which the following is a specilicatlon, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a new and improved hand broadcast seed-sewer, and it has for its object to provide a simple and efficient form of device which may be operated with much less exertion than the ordinary forms of sewers, and by means of which the seed will be evenly distributed over the ground, a speclally constructed self-acting valve or deflector being located inthe outer end of the sowing-spout for this purpose, said valve serving to prevent the seed falling too thick or-in a mass at the ends of each stroke.

.Another object of the invention is to prov1de a simple and easily-operated regulatingvalve to control the-How of seed through the sowing spout.

In Athe drawings:-Figure 1 isaview of the d evlce complete. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectlonal view of the sowing-spout. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the sowing-spout showingl the regulating Valve; Fig. 4 a similar view showing the .upper side thereof; Fig. 5, a vertical sectional view of said valve. Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view of the end of the sowing spout; and Fig. 7 a similar View thereof hss taken at right angles to Fig. 6.

Referring to the various parts by numerals and letters 1, designates the seed-holding sack; 2 the supporting strap therefor; 3 the depending liexible sleeve or tube formed on one of the lower ends or corners of the sack 4 a short elbow-section formed of tin or othersuitable sheet metal and securedto thelower end of the sleeve 3, said section consisting of the down- Wardly extending parta and the downwardly and outwardly-inclined part b; 6 the sowingspout, said spout being formed of telescopic sections fitted together, as shown, the lower section being formed iat or oblong near its Outer end and iiared slightly outward at its extreme outer end. The sowing-spout tapers Serial No. 505,743. (No model.)

from its Yinner to its outer end and its sections 5o it together in such a manner that they may be folded or telescoped when desired.

8 is the regulating valve which is located at the lower end of elbow-section 4 and operates between two rigid disks or plates 9, which 55.

plates are suitably slotted for the passage of the seed. The valve 8 consists of metal disk 10 of a smaller diameter than the spout 6, a disk of leather of an equal diameter with the metal disk, and a disk 12 of cloth, which is located 6o between the metal and leather disks and is of a greater diameter than the spout 6, and when the valve is placed in said spout the disk 12 operates as a packing-ring and effectually prevents any seed working around the sides 65 of the valve. These disks are all cut away as shown to correspond to the cut away portion of the disks 9 and are all secured together in any suitable manner. Passinglooselythrough the lower disk 9, its upper end bearing against 7o the upper disk, is a set-screw 13. vThis screw is threaded through the valve 8, and operates to secure said valve in its adjusted positions. The valve may be set in the desired position, to permit the required quantity of seed to 7 5 pass through the slots in plates 9, by means 0f the thumb-piece 14 formed thereon, and then secured rigidly in that position by turning the set-screw 13 to the right, which action will draw the valve'S down to the lower plate So 9 and clamp it securely. When it is desired to change the position of the valve the screw `13 is turned to the left, thereby raising the valve from thelower plate 9 and permitting it to be readily adjusted by means of the 8 5 thumb-piece 14.

Inv the flat portion 7 of the lower section of the sowing spout is located a self-acting flyvalve or deflector 15. This valve is formed of a strip of fiexible materiall, of a suitable 9o length, whose lower end is secured to a rigid partition 17 which extends transversely of the narrow portion of the tube at its outer end. Thin metal plates are secured on' each Y side of -the piece 16 and extend substantially 95 across the narrow portion of the tubeas shown, said plates covering the piece 16 throughout its length except a short section just above the partition 17, said uncovered portion ofthe iiexible material serving as a hinge for the valve. Small weights 18 are secured to the upper end of the valve to cause it to move quickly from side to side of said tube as the spout is quickly moved from side to side in sowing. The object of this iiy-valve is to prevent the wasting of seed at the ends of each throw of the spout, as instead of the seed continuing to ilow in the direction of the completed throw. during the interval of rest between each movement of the spoilt, the valve 15 will, the instant the spout comes to rest, he moved by inertia in the direction of the move ment of the spout until it contacts with the side of the spout and it will then direct the seed in the direction opposite to that in which it was previously moving, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 6 of the drawings. It will thus be seen that wasting of the seed at the ends of the throw of the spout will be avoided as it will be instantly deflected back, and a new throw begun even before the spout has begun its movement for the new throw. Asis manifest this valve 15 may be made in any suitable manner, and its hinge formed of any suitable material and be of any suitable construction. The form of the valve 8 may also be varied, and it may be constructed of any suitable material, as is manifest.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. A seed sower consisting of a seed receptacle, a sowing-spout connected thereto, and an automatic deflector or iiy-valve mounted in the lower or outer end of the sowing-spout and adapted to change the direction of the flight of the seed the instant the spout comes to rest, at the ends of the throwssubstan tially as described.

2. A broadcast seeder consisting of a seed receptacle a sowing-spout connected thereto, and an automatic dedector mounted in the lower end of the sowing spout, said defiector consisting of a plate of suitable length, approximately fitting the spout, said plate being hinged thereinat its lower end, substantially as described.

3. A broadcast seeder consisting of a seed receptacle a sowing-spout connected thereto said spouttapering from its upper to its lower end, its lower end being formed oblong, a transverse partition in said oblong end, and a laterally swinging valve hinged to said partition, substantially as described.

4. A broadcast seeder consisting of a seed receptacle, a sowing-spout connected thereto, and a valve in the sowing spout, said valve consisting of two slotted stationary plates, two separated disks of a smaller diameter than the sowing spout and a disk of yielding Inaterial secured between the disks of unyielding material, the edge ofsaid disk being bent over on the outer edge of one of the disks of unyielding material to form a packing ring when the valve is in the spout, said disks being cut away as shown, and a set screw securing the disks between the slotted plates, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof:` I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM DULIN.

Witnesses:

G. P. BRECKENMDGE, R. L. HARBEN. 

